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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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